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But, we're talking about Eva ... money is serious business to Gainax and Khara.

Well, I think that if Gainax and co. had wanted to do so, they'd have done so long ago, because Hayashibara Megumi is also an accomplished singer, not to mention they can milk the Rei fanbase who has taken firm root, and not gamble on a new character's popularity like that.

And my other less rational reason, is that Kanno Youko is not on board. You decide if that is a sound reason or not.

Actually Megumi did sing. I remember versions of Fly to the Moon even in some disc of Megumi AFAIK.

Well i was thinking the same about Kanno... it can't be helped since the strong connection between Kanno and Maaya

That would be sick... Anno, Sadamoto and Kanno (well Sagisu is not an amateur though) working under the same roof, with megumi hayashibara, kotono mitsuishi and maaya sakamoto, seki tomokazu, koichi yamadera, takehito koyasu, etc... It's like "Anime's All Stars".

Well, in Ouran, Haruhi was explicitly stated to be unable to sing. Hence, Sakamoto-san did not get the chance to flex her vocals. In "Maata Ashita", she only speaks (and giggles).

As for Rei, it is less of YS's art than the plotline itself. Anno-sensei, if you want us to be scared of Rei, don't make her the Woobie. Still, YS's art of her smiling in the manga is a Crowning Moment for me personally.

Well, in Ouran, Haruhi was explicitly stated to be unable to sing. Hence, Sakamoto-san did not get the chance to flex her vocals.

It was son damn funny when she went to the all girls school, i she try to "sing"

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In "Maata Ashita", she only speaks (and giggles).

Even doing only that, she was adorable

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As for Rei, it is less of YS's art than the plotline itself. Anno-sensei, if you want us to be scared of Rei, don't make her the Woobie. Still, YS's art of her smiling in the manga is a Crowning Moment for me personally.

Me too... it was so... touchy... i can't even describe it with words... Sadamoto knows his job.

I actually think Mari's EVA is pretty cool and I think I know why its designed this way.

In the earlier trailers, this EVA was shown moving fast through a tunnel, I suspect a train tunnel.

See those two attachments on the shoulder plates? It could be for connecting to the overhead cables that supply power to trains. All EVAs need an electrical power source, if this EVA is running rails, an umbilical cable wouldn't be long enough, using overhead train cables is the perfect solution.

Personally it seems kind of ridiculous (or at least ugly). The only thing that would make it more practical over the bipedal, humanoid legs is if it can anchor down onto the ground allowing the eva to use high power/ high recoil weaponry. I dont know how it can be faster than an eva running let along traversing over mountains or between buildings that we've already seen Evas will have to do.